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June 27 20132013-06-27A seated man with a shaved head, wire-rimmed glasses and a red bindi on his forehead sits with eyes closed in meditation. He wears an orange saffron robe with a gold-bordered edge and a long brown rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, out-of-focus devotees in white and blue clothing sit in a hall, and a bald man in white with a gold border is partly visible at left.2011-09-21June 27 20132013-06-27A close portrait photograph of a young man with a shaved head, white urdhva-pundra tilak and red bindi, pressing his palms together in anjali mudra with an upward, devotional gaze. He wears an orange-red sannyasi-style wrap over his bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala draped across his chest, a small gold-toned pendant, a gold bangle and a silver ring; hoop earrings are visible. Behind him, out of focus, several people in maroon and orange robes stand with hands folded beside red fabric drapes. The man is a devotee or sannyasi in prayer; his appearance does not clearly match a person candidate.2013-06-27April 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copiesA shaved-headed man in rimless glasses sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered, in a devotional ritual setting. He wears a white dhoti with red borders bared over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala, a gold-toned bangle and a silver ring, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. A silver plate with offerings is visible at the lower right, and a woman in white and orange is partly visible at the upper right. The setting resembles a paduka puja.2010-09-25April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesA young shaven-headed devotee in orange and maroon-red robes presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. He wears a white vertical forehead mark with a red bindi, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha bracelet beside a wristwatch. Blurred figures in white clothing sit behind him in an indoor hall.2013-04-11 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange-red saffron robe with a gold-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in a devotional setting. He wears wire-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala and a round pendant bearing a small portrait, plus a silver bangle, and has a vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a bald man in white ritual cloth with white markings on his forehead and body also sits with eyes closed. A green plastic bucket sits in the lower left foreground against a pale wall. The moment appears to be a paduka puja, though the setting is only partly visible.2011-09-27A close photo of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar at chest level. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle inscribed with text, a ring, thin rimless glasses and a red bindi with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and upper arms. A woman in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits partly visible at right, also with hands folded. Behind them is an orange wall with a red base, and a silver tray with offerings is visible at the bottom edge.2010-09-25A close photograph of a young man seated with eyes closed, pressing his palms together in anjali mudra at chest level in prayer. He wears rimless-framed glasses, an orange shawl draped over orange clothing, a dark rudraksha mala, a blue lanyard and two gold bangles on his wrists. Behind him, other people in orange shawls and white clothes sit in a gathering, partly blurred. A printed portrait pendant hangs at his chest, and a shirt graphic shows a face beneath a Tamil-script word. The setting appears to be a satsang gathering.2012-04-30A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged with eyes lowered in meditation, wearing saffron-orange robes, a thick orange-beaded garland and multiple rudraksha malas. He has three horizontal white vibhuti bands and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and rudraksha bands on his upper arms. His hands are joined in his lap before a copper vessel and brass items with flower petals on a ritual table. Other figures are blurred in the background.2013-04-12 +1 copies